As Andy has featured them on his channel, I’d like to hear his opinion on the Turkish blank firer ban. I’ve only just heard about this, after I made an enquiry to an airgun shop about the availability of different models. To me, it seems extremely draconian. It would appear to be a knee-jerk reaction to the perceived problem. There would seem to have been no consultation, very little publicity - and no resistance from the trade. These are all items that have previously had Home Office approval. The upcoming’amnesty’ will likely have little effect, particularly if owners of such guns receive no compensation. It will likely criminalise thousands at the stroke of a pen! Why am I concerned, as an airgun owner? Because we will almost certainly be next! I feel that the trade have likely been prepared to sacrifice blank gun owners, thinking it will deflect attention away from airguns. It won’t - just look at the situation in Scotland, or airsoft in Australia, if you need an example…
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I’ve always been curious about blank firers — some say they’re useful for training or as props, while others argue they can still be risky if not handled properly. It kind of reminds me of when I used a golangci-lint ignore directory in a project: you think you’re making things simpler by skipping over certain checks, but the underlying issues are still there if you don’t handle them carefully. For those who’ve actually used blank firers, do you feel they’re a practical tool, or more of a potential hazard depending on the context?
Blank firers might refer to inactive or unassigned processes or tasks in a system. Using Kubernetes dashboards allows you to monitor such blank or idle pods, helping you identify inefficiencies and optimize resource usage in your cluster.